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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: June 2014
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. June 06, 2014. Motivation from a disaster marathon. When on December 1, 2012, I picked up my California International Marathon race package in Sacramento, I was not sure why I bothered. By then I had been injured, unable to run for five months, and counting. It would take another seven months before I could resume running again. Today, five days after I ran my worst marathon in 15 marathons over 11 years, I don't yet understand the meaning.
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: May 2014
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. May 29, 2014. Revenge marathons: risk vs reward. All it takes is all you've got," read a sign at about 39k into the Vancouver marathon. It made me smile as I struggled past it. The mental and physical effort required to run a marathon - 42.195 kilometres or 26 miles 385 yards - is substantial. Racing hurts, in ways both obvious and subtle," writes Joe Henderson in Marathon Training: the Proven 100-Day Program for Success. The verb excite is...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: It took only 3 years...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. October 11, 2011. It took only 3 years. Six marathons; Vancouver in 3:07 and 3:10, Rotterdam 3:11, Olympic Peninsula 3:10, Bellingham 3:09, of course Sunday's in Victoria, and, arguably, two ultras; STORMY 50-mile in 10:15 and Haney to Harrison 100km in 10:29, but I finally improved my marathon record to 3:06:06. The Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon also hosted this year's Provincial Marathon Championship. I had slept reasonably well, and...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Articles
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. Spectacular Squamish" - Nov/Dec 2011. Iron Man" cover story on Craig Alexander - July/Aug 2009. Inspiring Athletes: Kristine Chambers" - July/Aug 2010. Final Impact: Wild Life Encounters" - April 2010. 2011 (Road) Running Shoe Review. 2010 (Trail) Running Shoe Review. 2010 (Road) Running Shoe Review. 2009 (Road) Running Shoe Review. 2009 (Trail) Running Shoe Review. Olympic Multisports - Tri Olympians". Interview: Who is Brian McCarthy?
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Marathon win
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. June 08, 2009. Yesterday I won my first marathon, leading the female pack from start to finish and set a course record in the process. The North Olympic Discovery Marathon is not only in a spectacular area, the race is superbly organized and has amazing volunteers. I would highly recommend you consider adding this race, with various distances to choose from, to your 2010 race schedule. For a story in the Peninsula Daily News, see here.
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Second marathon win
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. September 26, 2011. 15km into Bellingham Marathon. So, I felt awesome warming up before the Bellingham Bay Marathon yesterday morning. I did notice that it seemed windy. Overall, I had a superb day on this course with spectacular views. I didn't get the course record, didn't even get a PB but I did lead the women from start to finish. And a story by the Bellingham Herald here. About to finish as 2011 B'ham Bay Marathon champ. MEC 10K Richmo...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Revenge marathons: risk vs reward
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. May 29, 2014. Revenge marathons: risk vs reward. All it takes is all you've got," read a sign at about 39k into the Vancouver marathon. It made me smile as I struggled past it. The mental and physical effort required to run a marathon - 42.195 kilometres or 26 miles 385 yards - is substantial. Racing hurts, in ways both obvious and subtle," writes Joe Henderson in Marathon Training: the Proven 100-Day Program for Success. The verb excite is...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Marathon recovery & revenge
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. May 27, 2014. Marathon recovery and revenge. The first week after the Vancouver marathon I did not run. I walked every day, as is usual, with our dog Luka, about 45 to 60 minutes. Initially I stuck with flat trails. I was busy on both Monday and Tuesday, with hectic work days that included finishing Graham E Fuller's book Turkey and the Arab Spring: Leadership in the Middle East,. Aimed at the hips - absolutely perfect timing. On Monday, ei...
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A Work in Progress: About the book
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A Work in Progress. A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing, William Zinsser wrote in his classic On Writing Well. To improve as writers we have to hone our skills by putting words on the page, consistently. The 33 exercises in this book will help you do just that. In the process, you will produce a draft for your own book and decide to complete that other manuscript you have been wrestling with. A Work in Progress: Exercises in Writing. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). See the giveaway details.
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